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EP0897453B1
EP0897453B1 EP97922273A EP97922273A EP0897453B1 EP 0897453 B1 EP0897453 B1 EP 0897453B1 EP 97922273 A EP97922273 A EP 97922273A EP 97922273 A EP97922273 A EP 97922273A EP 0897453 B1 EP0897453 B1 EP 0897453B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25D—PERCUSSIVE TOOLS
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  • the present invention relates to a hammer device, preferably a down-the-hole hammer, including a casing, a piston, a drill bit and means for activating the piston to frequently strike the drill bit.
  • a hammer device preferably a down-the-hole hammer, including a casing, a piston, a drill bit and means for activating the piston to frequently strike the drill bit.
  • the invention also relates to a piston and a drill bit per se.
  • the objects of the present invention are to further improve the energy transmission from the piston to the rock via the drill bit and to facilitate the manufacture of the hammer device. This is realized by paying attention also to the distribution of the impedance in the piston and the drill bit of a hammer device as defined in the appending claims.
  • Fig. 1 schematically discloses the piston and the drill bit of a down-the-hole hammer according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 discloses the relationship between the applied force versus the penetration for a drill bit working a rock surface
  • Fig. 3 discloses in a graph the relationship between the degree of efficiency versus the relationship ZM/ZT
  • Fig. 4 discloses in a graph the relationship between the degree of efficiency versus the relationship L M /L T or T M /T T
  • Fig. 5 discloses in a graph the relationship between the degree of efficiency versus the parameter ⁇
  • Fig. 6 discloses a graph showing the compressive and tensile stresses in the piston and the drill bit.
  • Fig. 1 the piston 10 and the drill bit 11 are schematically shown. As is evident from Fig. 1 the piston 10 and the drill bit 11 have a substantially reversed design relative to each other.
  • the piston 10 has two portions 10a and 10b.
  • the portion 10a has the length L M1 and the impedance Z M1 while the portion 10b has the length L T1 and the impedance Z T1 .
  • the drill bit 11 has two portions 11a and 11b.
  • the portion 11a i.e. the head of the drill bit, has the length LM 2 and the impedance Z M2 while the portion 11b, i.e. the shaft of the drill bit, has the length L T2 and the impedance Z T2 .
  • the impedance Z is determined in a certain cross-section transverse to the axial direction of the piston 10 and the drill bit 11, i.e. the impedance Z is a function along the axial direction of the piston 10 and the drill bit 11.
  • the impedances Z for the different portions 10a, 10b, 11 a and 11b may vary slightly, i.e. Z M1 , Z T1 , Z T2 and Z M2 do not need to have a constant value within each portion but can vary in the axial direction of said portions 10a, 10b, 11a and 11b.
  • Z M1 , Z T1 , Z T2 and Z M2 do not need to have a constant value within each portion but can vary in the axial direction of said portions 10a, 10b, 11a and 11b.
  • the provision of e.g. circumferential grooves and/or splines are quite frequent.
  • the provision of e.g. a circumferential shoulder may be necessary.
  • T Uc
  • L the length of the portion in question
  • c the elastic wave speed in the portion in question.
  • the portion 10a can consist of several sub-portions having different elastic wave speed c.
  • the time parameter T is calculated for each sub-portion and the total value of the time parameter T for the entire portion 10a is the sum of the time parameters T for each sub-portion.
  • Fig. 2 shows the relationship between the force F applied to the rock versus the penetration u into the rock.
  • the line k 1 illustrates the relation between the force F and the penetration u when a force F is loaded to the rock.
  • the force F 1 corresponds to the penetration u 1 .
  • the unloading of the force F is illustrated by the line k 2 .
  • k 2 F/u during the unloading sequence and k 2 is a constant.
  • the amount of work that said area represents is defined as W.
  • the kinetic energy of the piston 10 when moving towards the drill bit 11 is defined as Wk.
  • the aim of the present invention is to maximize the degree of efficiency, which is defined as the relationship W/W k .
  • the present invention is based on the idea that the mass distribution of the piston 10 is such that initially a smaller mass, i.e. the portion 10b is contacting the drill bit 11. Subsequently, a larger mass, i.e. the portion 10a, follows. It has turned out that by such an arrangement almost all of the kinetic energy of the piston is transmitted into the rock via the drill bit.
  • the most important parameter is the impedance ratios Z M1 /Z T1 and Z M2 /Z T2 . Said parameter should be in a certain interval. In order to have an optimum degree of efficiency it is also important that the time parameter ratios T M1 /T T1 and T M2 /T T2 are in a certain interval.
  • a graph shows the relationship between the degree of efficiency W/Wk versus the impedance ratio ZM/ZT, said ratio being valid for both the piston 10 and the drill bit 11.
  • the efficiency peak is within the interval 3.5 - 5.8, preferably 4.0 - 5.3 of ZM/ZT.
  • the degree of efficiency W/W k is higher than 96 %.
  • the highest degree of efficiency W/W k in said interval is achieved when ZM/ZT is about 4.6.
  • the degree of efficiency W/W k has its peak when ZM/ZT is about 4.6 it can be concluded that the theoretically preferred design is when the different portions 10a, 10b and 11a, 11b of the piston 10 and drill bit 11, respectively, each have a constant impedance Z in their axial directions. Also the portions 10a and 11a should have the same impedance and the portions 10b and 11b should have the same impedance. However, this is not likely to happen in the practical embodiments, see above. Therefore, it should again be emphasized that the impedances Z M1 , Z T1 , Z T2 and Z M2 need not have constant values but can vary in the axial direction of the corresponding portions 10a, 10b, 11a and 11b, respectively. The only restriction is that the ratios Z M1 /Z T1 and Z M2 /Z T2 are in the intervals specified in the appending claims.
  • a graph shows the relationship between the degree of efficiency W/W k versus the length ratio L M /L T or the time ratio T M /T T , said ratios being valid for both the piston 10 and the drill bit 11.
  • the first peak A of W/W k is within the interval 0,4 - 0,6 of L M /L T or T M /T T .
  • the degree of efficiency W/W k is well over 90 %.
  • the present description coincides with the state of the art as disclosed in US-A-5,305,841.
  • the second peak B can be somewhat lower than the first peak A but peak B is much wider than peak A.
  • the large width of peak B makes the manufacturing of the hammer device according to the present invention less sensitive to the provision of grooves, shoulder and/or splines. For example if the efficiency shall be 96 % or more, the ratio between LM and LT (or between TM and TT) can vary within only 0.43 to 0.60 for the peak A area, while it can vary between 1.34 to 2.61 for the peak B area.
  • the peak B area is at least about 7 times the peak A area at a degree of efficiency not less than 96 %, which makes the hammer device efficiency less sensitive to disturbing additions, such as grooves, etc.
  • the optimum design is when T M1 is equal to T M2 and T T1 is equal to T T2 .
  • a further advantage with increasing the lengths of the portions 10a and 11a is that the total kinetic mass will increase, i.e. will give more power in each impact, compared to the hammer device of the prior patent.
  • a very important favorable feature of the present invention is that the piston and the drill bit of a hammer device according to the present invention are not subjected to any tensile stresses worth mentioning during the rock crushing work period of the stress wave.
  • the original stress wave can be reflected several times within the system without generating any tensile stress waves worth mentioning.
  • Fig. 6 the highest positive (tensile) stress and the highest negative (compressive) stress in every cross-section of the piston 10 and drill bit 11 are shown.
  • the shown stresses are dimensionless since they are related to a reference. stress. From Fig. 6 it can be seen that generally only the piston front portion 10b and the drill bit rear portion 11b are subjected to tensile stresses and that the values of said stresses are negligible.
  • the present invention is in no way restricted to a down-the-hole hammer but is also applicable in e.g. so called impact breakers and hard rock excavating machines.
  • the invention can be used in a piston-drill bit system where the piston is acting directly upon the drill bit.
  • the activation of the piston can be effected by e.g. a hydraulic medium, by air or by any other suitable means.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a hammer device, preferably a down-the-hole hammer, including a drill bit (11) and a piston (10) reciprocating therebehind to periodically strike the drill bit. The drill bit (11) includes front (11a) and rear (11b) portions of different impedance, and the piston (10) includes front (10b) and rear (10a) portions of different impedance. In the drill bit, the front portion (11a) has a larger impedance than the rear portion (11b). In the piston, the rear portion (10a) has a larger impedance than the front portion (10b). The length of the drill bit front portion (11a) is about twice the length of the drill bit rear portion (11b). The length of the piston rear portion (10a) is about twice the length of the piston front portion (11b). The invention further relates to a drill bit (11) and a piston (10), per se.

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Background of the invention
The present invention relates to a hammer device, preferably a down-the-hole hammer, including a casing, a piston, a drill bit and means for activating the piston to frequently strike the drill bit. The invention also relates to a piston and a drill bit per se.
In down-the-hole hammers the kinetic energy of the piston is transmitted by elastic waves through the drill bit and finally to the rock. However, said transmission is not carried out in an optimal way since the piston is not related to the drill bit in terms of length and mass. Also the drill bit does not cooperate with the rock in the best mode.
In prior art down-the-hole hammers very little attention has been paid to the adaptation of the piston to the drill bit when said drill bit has a mass concentration at the end directed towards the rock.
In applicants US-A-5,305,841, however, the importance of choosing appropriate impedance on the cooperating drill bit and piston, is discussed. The document discloses a down-the-hole hammer, wherein the drill bit includes front and rear portions of different impedance, and the piston includes front and rear portions of different impedance. In the drill bit, the front portion has a larger impedance than the rear portion. In the piston, the rear portion has a larger impedance than the front portion. However the rear portion of the drill bit and the front portion of the piston include relatively small masses, which negatively affects the degree of efficiency during drilling. Furthermore, the known hammer device has been complicated to manufacture due to the requirements for guiding the elongated portions of the bit and the piston.
The objects of the present invention are to further improve the energy transmission from the piston to the rock via the drill bit and to facilitate the manufacture of the hammer device. This is realized by paying attention also to the distribution of the impedance in the piston and the drill bit of a hammer device as defined in the appending claims.
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Below an embodiment of a down-the-hole hammer according to the present invention is described, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, where Fig. 1 schematically discloses the piston and the drill bit of a down-the-hole hammer according to the present invention; Fig. 2 discloses the relationship between the applied force versus the penetration for a drill bit working a rock surface; Fig. 3 discloses in a graph the relationship between the degree of efficiency versus the relationship ZM/ZT; Fig. 4 discloses in a graph the relationship between the degree of efficiency versus the relationship LM/LT or TM/TT; Fig. 5 discloses in a graph the relationship between the degree of efficiency versus the parameter β; and Fig. 6 discloses a graph showing the compressive and tensile stresses in the piston and the drill bit.
In Fig. 1 the piston 10 and the drill bit 11 are schematically shown. As is evident from Fig. 1 the piston 10 and the drill bit 11 have a substantially reversed design relative to each other.
The piston 10 has two portions 10a and 10b. The portion 10a has the length LM1 and the impedance ZM1 while the portion 10b has the length LT1 and the impedance ZT1. The drill bit 11 has two portions 11a and 11b. The portion 11a, i.e. the head of the drill bit, has the length LM2 and the impedance ZM2 while the portion 11b, i.e. the shaft of the drill bit, has the length LT2 and the impedance ZT2.
When stress wave energy is transmitted through pistons and drill bits it has been found that the influence by variations in the cross-sectional area A, the Young's modulus E and the density δ can be summarized in a parameter Z named impedance. The impedance Z = AE/c, where c = (E/δ)½, i.e. the elastic wave speed. Any combinations of A, E and δ that corresponds to a certain value of the impedance Z gives the same result in respect of stress wave energy transmission.
It should be pointed out that the impedance Z is determined in a certain cross-section transverse to the axial direction of the piston 10 and the drill bit 11, i.e. the impedance Z is a function along the axial direction of the piston 10 and the drill bit 11.
Therefore, within the scope of the present invention it is of course possible that the impedances Z for the different portions 10a, 10b, 11 a and 11b may vary slightly, i.e. ZM1, ZT1, ZT2 and ZM2 do not need to have a constant value within each portion but can vary in the axial direction of said portions 10a, 10b, 11a and 11b. In the practical design of the piston 10 and the drill bit 11 the provision of e.g. circumferential grooves and/or splines are quite frequent. Also the provision of e.g. a circumferential shoulder may be necessary.
It should also be pointed out that even if e.g. the portions 10a and 10b must have different impedances ZM1 and ZT1 respectively it is possible to design the piston 10 with a generally constant cross-sectional area by using different materials in the portions 10a and 10b.
It is also necessary to define a further parameter, namely a time parameter T. The definition is T = Uc, where L is the length of the portion in question and c is the elastic wave speed in the portion in question. Thus for the portion 10a TM1 = LM1/cM1, for the portion 11a TM2 = LM2/cM2, for the portion 10b TT1 = LT1/cT1 and for the portions 11b TT2 = LT2/cT2. The reason why it is necessary to have the time parameter T instead of the length L is that different portions may consist of different materials that have different values regarding the elastic wave speed c.
Within the scope of the present invention it is also possible that e.g. the portion 10a can consist of several sub-portions having different elastic wave speed c. In such a case the time parameter T is calculated for each sub-portion and the total value of the time parameter T for the entire portion 10a is the sum of the time parameters T for each sub-portion.
Fig. 2 shows the relationship between the force F applied to the rock versus the penetration u into the rock. The line k1 illustrates the relation between the force F and the penetration u when a force F is loaded to the rock. Thus k1 = F/u during the loading sequence and k1 is a constant. The force F1 corresponds to the penetration u1. The unloading of the force F is illustrated by the line k2. Thus k2 = F/u during the unloading sequence and k2 is a constant. When complete unloading has taken place there is a remaining penetration u2 which means that a certain work has been carried out upon the rock, said work being illustrated by the triangular dotted area. The amount of work that said area represents is defined as W.
The kinetic energy of the piston 10 when moving towards the drill bit 11 is defined as Wk.
As stated above the aim of the present invention is to maximize the degree of efficiency, which is defined as the relationship W/Wk.
The present invention is based on the idea that the mass distribution of the piston 10 is such that initially a smaller mass, i.e. the portion 10b is contacting the drill bit 11. Subsequently, a larger mass, i.e. the portion 10a, follows. It has turned out that by such an arrangement almost all of the kinetic energy of the piston is transmitted into the rock via the drill bit.
The most important parameter is the impedance ratios ZM1/ZT1 and ZM2/ZT2. Said parameter should be in a certain interval. In order to have an optimum degree of efficiency it is also important that the time parameter ratios TM1/TT1 and TM2/TT2 are in a certain interval.
In Fig. 3 a graph shows the relationship between the degree of efficiency W/Wk versus the impedance ratio ZM/ZT, said ratio being valid for both the piston 10 and the drill bit 11. When setting up the graph in Fig. 3, TM/TT = 2 and β = 0.5, see below concerning definition of β. As can be learnt from Fig. 3 the efficiency peak is within the interval 3.5 - 5.8, preferably 4.0 - 5.3 of ZM/ZT. In said preferred interval the degree of efficiency W/Wk is higher than 96 %. The highest degree of efficiency W/Wk in said interval is achieved when ZM/ZT is about 4.6.
Since the degree of efficiency W/Wk has its peak when ZM/ZT is about 4.6 it can be concluded that the theoretically preferred design is when the different portions 10a, 10b and 11a, 11b of the piston 10 and drill bit 11, respectively, each have a constant impedance Z in their axial directions. Also the portions 10a and 11a should have the same impedance and the portions 10b and 11b should have the same impedance. However, this is not likely to happen in the practical embodiments, see above. Therefore, it should again be emphasized that the impedances ZM1, ZT1, ZT2 and ZM2 need not have constant values but can vary in the axial direction of the corresponding portions 10a, 10b, 11a and 11b, respectively. The only restriction is that the ratios ZM1/ZT1 and ZM2/ZT2 are in the intervals specified in the appending claims.
In Fig. 4 a graph shows the relationship between the degree of efficiency W/Wk versus the length ratio LM/LT or the time ratio TM/TT, said ratios being valid for both the piston 10 and the drill bit 11. When setting up the graph in Fig. 4, ZM/ZT = 4.6 and β = 1, see below for definition of ß. As can be learnt from Fig. 4 the first peak A of W/Wk is within the interval 0,4 - 0,6 of LM/LT or TM/TT. In said interval the degree of efficiency W/Wk is well over 90 %. The highest degree of efficiency is achieved, according to our prior patent to benefit from the first peak A, when LM/LT or TM/TT = 0,5.
So far, the present description coincides with the state of the art as disclosed in US-A-5,305,841. We have, however, searched for and found a second peak B, outside the borders of the graph in Fig. 4 of said prior patent. The second peak B can be somewhat lower than the first peak A but peak B is much wider than peak A. The large width of peak B makes the manufacturing of the hammer device according to the present invention less sensitive to the provision of grooves, shoulder and/or splines. For example if the efficiency shall be 96 % or more, the ratio between LM and LT (or between TM and TT) can vary within only 0.43 to 0.60 for the peak A area, while it can vary between 1.34 to 2.61 for the peak B area. That is, the peak B area is at least about 7 times the peak A area at a degree of efficiency not less than 96 %, which makes the hammer device efficiency less sensitive to disturbing additions, such as grooves, etc. The optimum design is when TM1 is equal to TM2 and TT1 is equal to TT2. A further advantage with increasing the lengths of the portions 10a and 11a is that the total kinetic mass will increase, i.e. will give more power in each impact, compared to the hammer device of the prior patent.
When using the findings according to this invention as regards the impedance ratio ZM/ZT and the time ratio TM/TT in dimensioning work it is also necessary to introduce a parameter named β. Said parameter β = 2LH k1 / AT2ET2, where LH = LT2 + LM2; k1 is the constant illustrated in Fig. 2; AT2 is the cross-sectional area of the portion 11b; and ET2 is the Young's' modulus for the portion 11b.
In Fis. 5 the relationship of the degree of efficiency W/Wk versus the parameter ß is shown. When setting up the graph of Fig. 5 ZM/ZT = 4.6 and TM/TT = 2. From Fig. 5 it can be learnt that the degree of efficiency W/Wk decreases for an increasing value of β. Therefore it is important that proper matching values for LH and AT2 are chosen and also that a material having a proper Young's' modulus ET2 is chosen. For practical reasons it is not possible to give β a too small value although the degree of efficiency W/Wk increases for a decreasing value of β.
A very important favorable feature of the present invention is that the piston and the drill bit of a hammer device according to the present invention are not subjected to any tensile stresses worth mentioning during the rock crushing work period of the stress wave. Thus the original stress wave can be reflected several times within the system without generating any tensile stress waves worth mentioning. In Fig. 6 the highest positive (tensile) stress and the highest negative (compressive) stress in every cross-section of the piston 10 and drill bit 11 are shown. In the graph the shown stresses are dimensionless since they are related to a reference. stress. From Fig. 6 it can be seen that generally only the piston front portion 10b and the drill bit rear portion 11b are subjected to tensile stresses and that the values of said stresses are negligible. It should be pointed out that since tensile stresses are almost absent in the piston and drill bit according to the present invention said details will have a longer life than corresponding details in a conventional down-the-hole hammer. It is the tensile stresses that give rise to fatigue of details of that kind. The terms "front" and "rear" relate to the normal working direction of the hammer device, piston and the drill bit.
The graphs according to Figs. 3, 4 ,5 and 6 have been set up by using a computer program simulating percussive rock drilling. However, the computer program has only been used to verify the theories of the present invention, namely to have a reversed design of the piston 10 and the drill bit 11.
It should be pointed out that the present invention is in no way restricted to a down-the-hole hammer but is also applicable in e.g. so called impact breakers and hard rock excavating machines. Generally speaking the invention can be used in a piston-drill bit system where the piston is acting directly upon the drill bit. Also there is no limitation concerning the activation of the piston. This means that such activation can be effected by e.g. a hydraulic medium, by air or by any other suitable means.

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  1. A down the hole hammer device comprising a drill bit (11) disposed at a front end of the device, and a piston (10) mounted longitudinally behind said drill bit (11) for reciprocation in a longitudinal direction to repeatedly strike said drill bit, said drill bit (11) including front (11a) and rear (11b) portions of different impedance, and said piston (10) including front (10b) and rear (10a) portions of different impedance, wherein
    ZM1/ZT1 is in the range of 3.5-5.8, and
    ZM2/ZT2 is in the range of 3.5-5.8,
    where ZM1 is the impedance of said piston rear portion (10a),
    where ZT1 is the impedance of said piston front portion (10b),
    where ZM2 is the impedance of said drill bit front portion (11a), and
    where ZT2 is the impedance of said drill bit rear portion (11b),
    characterized in that
    LM1/LT1 or TM1/TT1 is in the range of 1.0-3.0, preferably 1,5-2.5, and
    LM2/LT2 or TM2/TT2 is in the range of 1.0-3.0, preferably 1,5-2.5
    where:
    LM1 is the length and TM1 is the time parameter of said piston rear portion (10a),
    LT1 is the length and TT1 is the time parameter of said piston front portion (10b),
    LM2 is the length and TM2 is the time parameter of said drill bit front portion (11a),
    LT2 is the length and TT2 is the time parameter of said drill bit rear portion (11b).
  2. A down the hole hammer device according to claim 1,
    characterized in that the ratios ZM1/ZT1 and ZM2/ZT2 are in the interval 4.0 - 5.3, preferably in the magnitude of 4.6, and that the ratio LM2/LT2 or TM2/TT2 is about 2 and that ZM1 is equal to ZM2 and ZT1 is equal to ZT2.
  3. A down the hole hammer device according to claim 1 or 2,
    characterized in that the piston (10) and the drill bit (11) have a reversed design relative each other in respect of the time parameter (T) or the length parameter (L).
  4. Piston for a down the hole hammer device for being reciprocated longitudinally into striking engagement with a drill bit located in the front of the piston, said piston (10) including front (10b) and rear (10a) portions of different impedance
    wherein
    ZM1/ZT1 is in the range of 3.5-5.8,
    where ZM1 is the impedance of said piston rear portion (10a),
    where ZT1 is the impedance of said piston front portion (10b),
    characterized inthat
    LM1/LT1 or TM1/TT1 is in the range of 1.0-3.0, preferably 1,5-2.5,
    where:
    LM1 is the length and TM1 is the time parameter of said piston rear portion (10a),
    LT1 is the length and TT1 is the time parameter of said piston front portion (10b).
  5. Piston according to claim 4,
    characterized in that the ratio LM1/LT1 or TM1/TT1 is about 2.
  6. Drill bit for a down the hole hammer device, preferably a down-the-hole hammer, for being repeatedly struck by a longitudinally reciprocating piston located behind said drill bit (11), said drill bit (11) including front (11a) and rear (11b) portions of different impedance, wherein
    ZM2/ZT2 is in the range of 3.5-5.8,
    where ZM2 is the impedance of said drill bit front portion (11a),
    where ZT2 is the impedance of said drill bit rear portion (11b),
    characterized inthat
    LM2/LT2 or TM2/TT2 is in the range of 1.0-3.0, preferably 1,5-2.5,
    where:
    LM2 is the length and TM2 is the time parameter of said drill bit front portion (11a),
    LT2 is the length and TT2 is the time parameter of said drill bit rear portion (11b).
  7. Drill bit according to claim 6,
    characterized in that the ratio LM2/LT2 or TM2/TT2 is about 2.
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